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MEADOWLARK - MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 1
[Intro]
C G F
Am C F
C G F
Am C F
[Verse 1]
In the Cground, we GbuFry
The Amseeds of a Cpear Ftree
And all the Cthings we GcarFried
Now we're Amdown to our Gbare Ffeet
[Chorus]
May I have this Cdance to make it Gup to Fyou?
Can I say something Amcrazy? I Glove Fyou
Give me both your Chands to make it Gup to Fyou
Let me Amspin and exGcite Fyou
[Verse 2]
We are Cbound to inGherFit
The Amsins of our CparFents
And all the Cpeople we Gpassed Fthrough
Now we're Amdown to the Glast Ftwo
[Chorus]
May I have this Cdance to make it Gup to Fyou?
Can I say something Amcrazy? I Glove Fyou
Give me both your Chands to make it Gup to Fyou
Let me Amspin and exGcite Fyou
May I have this Cdance to make it Gup to Fyou?
Can I say something Amcrazy? I Glove Fyou
Give me one more Cchance
Give me one more Gchance
Give me one moreF  
Let me Amspin and exGcite Fyou
[Bridge]
CYou've got GyourF  
Your mother's eyesAm  
You've got GyourF  
FGrandmother's ring
CYou've got Gyour Fdaddy's discernment
AmGirl, you Gdid your Fthing
[Bridge]
CYou've got GyourF  
Your mother's eyesAm  
You've got GyourF  
FGrandmother's ring
CYou've got Gyour Fdaddy's discernment
AmGirl, you Gdid your Fthing

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May I Have This Dance

by Meadowlark

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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MEADOWLARK - MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE

STANDARD TUNING

CAPO 1

[Intro]

C G F

Am C F

C G F

Am C F

[Verse 1]

C G F

In the ground, we bury

Am C F

The seeds of a pear tree

C G F

And all the things we carried

Am G F

Now we're down to our bare feet

[Chorus]

C G F

May I have this dance to make it up to you?

Am G F

Can I say something crazy? I love you

C G F

Give me both your hands to make it up to you

Am G F

Let me spin and excite you

[Verse 2]

C G F

We are bound to inherit

Am C F

The sins of our parents

C G F

And all the people we passed through

Am G F

Now we're down to the last two

[Chorus]

C G F

May I have this dance to make it up to you?

Am G F

Can I say something crazy? I love you

C G F

Give me both your hands to make it up to you

Am G F

Let me spin and excite you

C G F

May I have this dance to make it up to you?

Am G F

Can I say something crazy? I love you

Give me one more chance

Give me one more

Am G F

Let me spin and excite you

[Bridge]

C G F

You've got your

Your mother's eyes

G F

You've got your

Grandmother's ring

C G F

You've got your daddy's discernment

Am G F

Girl, you did your thing

[Bridge]

C G F

You've got your

Your mother's eyes

G F

You've got your

Grandmother's ring

C G F

You've got your daddy's discernment

Am G F

Girl, you did your thing

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